SettingsMarxist writers
Adam Buick
Adam Lewis Buick (6 January 1944–) is a prominent London-based socialist.
Adam Lewis Buick (6 January 1944–) is a prominent London-based socialist.
Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez
Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez (September 17, 1915 – July 8, 2011) was a Spanish-born Mexican philosopher, writer and professor born in Algeciras, Andalucia.
Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez (September 17, 1915 – July 8, 2011) was a Spanish-born Mexican philosopher, writer and professor born in Algeciras, Andalucia.
Ahmed Shawki (socialist)
Ahmed Shawki is an Arab American socialist activist and journalist, the editor of the International Socialist Review and a leader of the International Socialist Organization.
Ahmed Shawki is an Arab American socialist activist and journalist, the editor of the International Socialist Review and a leader of the International Socialist Organization.
Aijaz Ahmad
Aijaz Ahmad is a well-known Marxist literary theorist and political commentator based in India.
Aijaz Ahmad is a well-known Marxist literary theorist and political commentator based in India.
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alan Woods (political theorist)
Alan Woods (born 1944, Swansea, Wales) is a Trotskyist political theorist.
Alan Woods (born 1944, Swansea, Wales) is a Trotskyist political theorist.
Alex Callinicos
Alexander Theodore Callinicos (born 24 July 1950, Southern Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe) is a Trotskyist political theorist, a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party and its I...
Alexander Theodore Callinicos (born 24 July 1950, Southern Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe) is a Trotskyist political theorist, a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party and its I...
Alex La Guma
Alex La Guma (20 February 1925 – 11 October 1985) was a South African novelist, leader of the South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO) and a defendant in the Treason Trial, who...
Alex La Guma (20 February 1925 – 11 October 1985) was a South African novelist, leader of the South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO) and a defendant in the Treason Trial, who...
Alexander Bittelman
Alexander "Alex" Bittelman was a Russian-born Jewish-American communist political activist, Marxist theorist and influential theoretician of the Communist Party USA, contributed a more complex ...
Alexander "Alex" Bittelman was a Russian-born Jewish-American communist political activist, Marxist theorist and influential theoretician of the Communist Party USA, contributed a more complex ...
Alexandra Kollontai
Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (Алекса́ндра Миха́йловна Коллонта́й — née Domontovich, Домонто́вич) (March 9, 1952) was a Russian Communist revolutionary, first as a member of the Menshevi...
Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (Алекса́ндра Миха́йловна Коллонта́й — née Domontovich, Домонто́вич) (March 9, 1952) was a Russian Communist revolutionary, first as a member of the Menshevi...
Américo Boavida
Américo Alberto de Barros e Assis Boavida (November 20, 1923 in Luanda – September 25, 1968), generally known as Dr. Américo Boavida, was an Angolan physician active in his country's natio...
Américo Alberto de Barros e Assis Boavida (November 20, 1923 in Luanda – September 25, 1968), generally known as Dr. Américo Boavida, was an Angolan physician active in his country's natio...
Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician.
Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician.
Anand Dev Bhatt
Anand Dev Bhatt is a Nepalese literaturist and politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).
Anand Dev Bhatt is a Nepalese literaturist and politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).
Andre Gunder Frank
Andre Gunder Frank was a German-American economic historian and sociologist who promoted Dependency Theory after 1970 and World Systems Theory after 1984.
Andre Gunder Frank was a German-American economic historian and sociologist who promoted Dependency Theory after 1970 and World Systems Theory after 1984.
Andy Merrifield
Andy Merrifield is a Marxist urban theorist.
Andy Merrifield is a Marxist urban theorist.
Anna Seghers
Anna Seghers was a German writer famous for depicting the moral experience of the Second World War.
Anna Seghers was a German writer famous for depicting the moral experience of the Second World War.
Ante Ciliga
Ante Ciliga (20 February 1898 - 21 October 1992) was Croatian politician, writer and publisher.
Ante Ciliga (20 February 1898 - 21 October 1992) was Croatian politician, writer and publisher.
Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci was an Italian writer, politician, political philosopher, and linguist.
Antonio Gramsci was an Italian writer, politician, political philosopher, and linguist.
Ato Sekyi-Otu
Ato Sekyi-Otu is a Ghanaian post-colonial intellectual.
Ato Sekyi-Otu is a Ghanaian post-colonial intellectual.
Atterdag Wermelin
Atterdag Wermelin (1861 – 1904) was a Swedish revolutionary socialist, writer and poet, a pioneer of the labor movement, who, together with August Palm, introduced Marxism to Sweden in the 1880s.
Atterdag Wermelin (1861 – 1904) was a Swedish revolutionary socialist, writer and poet, a pioneer of the labor movement, who, together with August Palm, introduced Marxism to Sweden in the 1880s.
August Claessens
August "Gus" Claessens was an American socialist politician, best known as one of the five New York Assemblymen expelled from that body during the First Red Scare for their membership in the Soc...
August "Gus" Claessens was an American socialist politician, best known as one of the five New York Assemblymen expelled from that body during the First Red Scare for their membership in the Soc...
Baburam Bhattarai
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is a Nepalese politician who became the 36th Prime Minister of Nepal in August 2011.
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is a Nepalese politician who became the 36th Prime Minister of Nepal in August 2011.
Betty Roland
Betty Roland (22 July 1903– 12 February 1996) born Mary Isobel Maclean was an Australian playwright born at Kaniva, Victoria.
Betty Roland (22 July 1903– 12 February 1996) born Mary Isobel Maclean was an Australian playwright born at Kaniva, Victoria.
Bhisham Sahni
Bhisham Sahni भीष्म साहनी was a Hindi writer, playwright, and actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas, a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India.
Bhisham Sahni भीष्म साहनी was a Hindi writer, playwright, and actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas, a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India.
Biju Mathew
Biju Mathew is an American Marxist intellectual and activist.
Biju Mathew is an American Marxist intellectual and activist.
Bob Jessop
Bob Jessop (born 3 March 1946) is a British academic and writer who has published extensively on state theory and political economy.
Bob Jessop (born 3 March 1946) is a British academic and writer who has published extensively on state theory and political economy.
Brinda Karat
Brinda Karat is a communist politician from India, elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Communist Party of India CPI member, on 11 April 2005 for West Bengal.
Brinda Karat is a communist politician from India, elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Communist Party of India CPI member, on 11 April 2005 for West Bengal.
Burton Hatlen
Burton Norval Hatlen was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine.
Burton Norval Hatlen was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine.
Carlos Francisco Chang Marín
Carlos Francisco Chang Marín or Changmarín is a Panamanian folklorist, painter, musician, journalist, activist and writer of poetry, essays and children's literature.
Carlos Francisco Chang Marín or Changmarín is a Panamanian folklorist, painter, musician, journalist, activist and writer of poetry, essays and children's literature.
Carlos Luis Fallas
Carlos Luis Fallas Sibaja (January 21, 1909 – May 7, 1966), also known as Calufa (from the initial syllables of his first, middle and last name), was a Costa Rican author and political act...
Carlos Luis Fallas Sibaja (January 21, 1909 – May 7, 1966), also known as Calufa (from the initial syllables of his first, middle and last name), was a Costa Rican author and political act...
Carmen Lyra
Carmen Lyra was the pseudonym of the first prominent female Costa Rican writer, born Maria Isabel Carvajal.
Carmen Lyra was the pseudonym of the first prominent female Costa Rican writer, born Maria Isabel Carvajal.
Cecilia Bobrovskaya
Cecilia Samoylovna Bobrovskaya (Цецилия Самойловна Бобровская, née Zelikson Зеликсон
Velizh6 July 1960, Moscow) was an early Bolshevik activist, revolutionary, and memoirist.
Cecilia Samoylovna Bobrovskaya (Цецилия Самойловна Бобровская, née Zelikson Зеликсон
Velizh6 July 1960, Moscow) was an early Bolshevik activist, revolutionary, and memoirist.
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and mi...
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and mi...
China Miéville
China Tom Miéville is an award-winning English fantasy fiction author, comic writer and academic.
China Tom Miéville is an award-winning English fantasy fiction author, comic writer and academic.
Chit Phumisak
Chit Phumisak (จิตร ภูมิศักดิ์, born 25 September 1930 - killed 5 May 1966) was a Thai author, historian, poet and Communist rebel.
Chit Phumisak (จิตร ภูมิศักดิ์, born 25 September 1930 - killed 5 May 1966) was a Thai author, historian, poet and Communist rebel.
Chris Harman
Chris Harman was a British journalist and political activist, and a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party.
Chris Harman was a British journalist and political activist, and a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party.
Christina Stead
Christina Stead (17 July 1902 – 31 March 1983) was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations.
Christina Stead (17 July 1902 – 31 March 1983) was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations.
Christopher Caudwell
Christopher Caudwell is the pseudonym of Christopher St. John Sprigg (20 October 1907 – 12 February 1937), a British Marxist writer, thinker and poet.
Christopher Caudwell is the pseudonym of Christopher St. John Sprigg (20 October 1907 – 12 February 1937), a British Marxist writer, thinker and poet.
Claude Lightfoot
Claude M. Lightfoot (1910–1986) was an African-American activist, politician, and author.
Claude M. Lightfoot (1910–1986) was an African-American activist, politician, and author.
David Harvey (geographer)
David Harvey is the Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
David Harvey is the Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
David Widgery
David Widgery was a British Trotskyist writer, journalist, polemicist, physician, and activist.
David Widgery was a British Trotskyist writer, journalist, polemicist, physician, and activist.
Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya (November 19, 1918 - May 8, 1993) was an eminent Bengali Marxist philosopher from India.
Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya (November 19, 1918 - May 8, 1993) was an eminent Bengali Marxist philosopher from India.
Denji Kuroshima
Denji Kuroshima was a Japanese author.
Denji Kuroshima was a Japanese author.
Dolores Ibárruri
Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, known more famously as "La Pasionaria" was a Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politician of Basque origin.
Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, known more famously as "La Pasionaria" was a Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politician of Basque origin.
Domingo López Torres
Domingo López Torres (1910—1937) was a Canary painter, writer, and poet.
Domingo López Torres (1910—1937) was a Canary painter, writer, and poet.
Dorothy Hewett
Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright.
Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright.
E. P. Thompson
Edward Palmer Thompson (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was a British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner.
Edward Palmer Thompson (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was a British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner.
E. San Juan, Jr.
Epifanio San Juan, Jr., also known as E. San Juan, Jr. (born on December 29, 1938 at Sta.
Epifanio San Juan, Jr., also known as E. San Juan, Jr. (born on December 29, 1938 at Sta.
Edgell Rickword
John Edgell Rickword, MC (22 October 1898 – 15 March 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor.
John Edgell Rickword, MC (22 October 1898 – 15 March 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor.
Eduard Fuchs
Eduard Fuchs (31 January 1870 in Göppingen – 26 January 1940 in Paris) was a German Marxist scholar of culture and history, writer, art collector, and political activist.
Eduard Fuchs (31 January 1870 in Göppingen – 26 January 1940 in Paris) was a German Marxist scholar of culture and history, writer, art collector, and political activist.
Edward Upward
Edward Falaise Upward (9 September 1903 – 13 February 2009) was a British novelist and short story writer and, prior to his death, was believed to be the UK's oldest living author.
Edward Falaise Upward (9 September 1903 – 13 February 2009) was a British novelist and short story writer and, prior to his death, was believed to be the UK's oldest living author.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World.
Enrique Amorim
Enrique Amorim (July 25, 1900 – July 28, 1960) was an Uruguayan novelist and writer, best known for his story Las quitanderas whose plot centres on rural prostitution; also known for his lef...
Enrique Amorim (July 25, 1900 – July 28, 1960) was an Uruguayan novelist and writer, best known for his story Las quitanderas whose plot centres on rural prostitution; also known for his lef...
Eric Hobsbawm
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm, CH, FBA, FRSL is a British Marxist historian, public intellectual, and author.
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm, CH, FBA, FRSL is a British Marxist historian, public intellectual, and author.
Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Ernest Mandel
Ernest Ezra Mandel, also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter (5 April 1923 - 20 July 1995), was a revolutionary Marxi...
Ernest Ezra Mandel, also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter (5 April 1923 - 20 July 1995), was a revolutionary Marxi...
Ernst Fabri
Ernst Fabri (1891-1966) was an Austrian writer and journalist.
Ernst Fabri (1891-1966) was an Austrian writer and journalist.
Evelyn Reed
Evelyn Reed (19051979) was an American communist and women’s rights activist.
Evelyn Reed (19051979) was an American communist and women’s rights activist.
Fabián Dobles
Fabián Dobles Rodríguez (January 17, 1918 – March 22, 1997) was a Costa Rican writer and left-wing political activist.
Fabián Dobles Rodríguez (January 17, 1918 – March 22, 1997) was a Costa Rican writer and left-wing political activist.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984) (فیض احمد فیض) was a renowned Pakistani poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984) (فیض احمد فیض) was a renowned Pakistani poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a renowned Pakistani intellectual, poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a renowned Pakistani intellectual, poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.
Farooque Chowdhury
Farooque Chowdhury is ex-editor of Paribesh patra, an environmental periodical His writings focus on political economy, environmental sociology, Non Governmental Organization, micro-credit a...
Farooque Chowdhury is ex-editor of Paribesh patra, an environmental periodical His writings focus on political economy, environmental sociology, Non Governmental Organization, micro-credit a...
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008.
Francisco Coloane
Francisco Coloane Cárdenas (July 19, 1910, Quemchi, Chiloé Province – August 5, 2002) was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages.
Francisco Coloane Cárdenas (July 19, 1910, Quemchi, Chiloé Province – August 5, 2002) was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages.
Frank Hardy
Francis Joseph Hardy, or Frank, was an Australian left-wing novelist and writer best known for his controversial novel Power Without Glory.
Francis Joseph Hardy, or Frank, was an Australian left-wing novelist and writer best known for his controversial novel Power Without Glory.
Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon was a Martinique-born French psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose work is influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory and Marxism.
Frantz Fanon was a Martinique-born French psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose work is influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory and Marxism.
Fred Ho
Fred Ho (Chinese name: 侯维翰; pinyin: Hóu Wéihàn; born Fred Wei-han Houn in Palo Alto, California, August 10, 1957) is an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright...
Fred Ho (Chinese name: 侯维翰; pinyin: Hóu Wéihàn; born Fred Wei-han Houn in Palo Alto, California, August 10, 1957) is an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright...
George Jackson (Black Panther)
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
George Padmore
George Padmore (1903 – 1959), born "Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse" in Trinidad, was a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author who left Trinidad in 1924 to study in the United States a...
George Padmore (1903 – 1959), born "Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse" in Trinidad, was a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author who left Trinidad in 1924 to study in the United States a...
George Rawick
George P. Rawick was an American academic, historian, and socialist, best known for his editorship of a 41-volume set of oral histories of former slaves, entitled, The American Slave: A Compos...
George P. Rawick was an American academic, historian, and socialist, best known for his editorship of a 41-volume set of oral histories of former slaves, entitled, The American Slave: A Compos...
Georgi Plekhanov
Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov was a Russian revolutionary and a Marxist theoretician.
Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov was a Russian revolutionary and a Marxist theoretician.
Gianni Rodari
Gianni Rodari was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his books for children.
Gianni Rodari was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his books for children.
Gilbert Achcar
Gilbert Achcar is a Lebanese academic, writer, socialist and antiwar activist.
Gilbert Achcar is a Lebanese academic, writer, socialist and antiwar activist.
Granville Hicks
Granville Hicks was an American Marxist as well as an anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor.
Granville Hicks was an American Marxist as well as an anti-Marxist novelist, literary critic, educator, and editor.
Gul Khan Nasir
Mir Gul Khan Nasir, also widely regarded as Malek o-Sho'arā Balochistan, was a prominent politician, poet, historian, and journalist of Balochistan, Pakistan.
Mir Gul Khan Nasir, also widely regarded as Malek o-Sho'arā Balochistan, was a prominent politician, poet, historian, and journalist of Balochistan, Pakistan.
Gunnar Gunnarson
Gunnar Gunnarson (1918 – 2002) was a Swedish socialist, marxist historian, writer and publicist.
Gunnar Gunnarson (1918 – 2002) was a Swedish socialist, marxist historian, writer and publicist.
Guy Debord
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International.
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International.
György Lukács
György Lukács (; ; 13 April 1885 – 4 June 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic.
György Lukács (; ; 13 April 1885 – 4 June 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic.
Hajime Kawakami
Hajime Kawakami, October 20, 1879 - January 30, 1946, was a Japanese Marxist economist of the Taishō and early Shōwa periods.
Hajime Kawakami, October 20, 1879 - January 30, 1946, was a Japanese Marxist economist of the Taishō and early Shōwa periods.
Hal Draper
Hal Draper was an American socialist activist and author who played a significant role in the Berkeley, California, Free Speech Movement and is perhaps best known for his extensive scholarship o...
Hal Draper was an American socialist activist and author who played a significant role in the Berkeley, California, Free Speech Movement and is perhaps best known for his extensive scholarship o...
Hans Lorbeer
Hans Lorbeer (August 15, 1901 - September 7, 1973) was a German politician and writer.
Hans Lorbeer (August 15, 1901 - September 7, 1973) was a German politician and writer.
Harry Cleaver
Harry Cleaver is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches Marxism and Marxist economics.
Harry Cleaver is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches Marxism and Marxist economics.
Helena Sheehan
Professor Helena Sheehan is an academic philosopher, historian of science, and writer on communication studies, politics, and philosophical (particularly Marxist) subjects.
Professor Helena Sheehan is an academic philosopher, historian of science, and writer on communication studies, politics, and philosophical (particularly Marxist) subjects.
Henry Winston
Henry M. Winston was an African American political leader and Marxist civil rights activist.
Henry M. Winston was an African American political leader and Marxist civil rights activist.
Herasto Reyes
Herasto Marcial Reyes Barahona (1952-2005) was a Panamanian journalist, writer and political activist.
Herasto Marcial Reyes Barahona (1952-2005) was a Panamanian journalist, writer and political activist.
Herman Gorter
Herman Gorter (November 26, 1864, Wormerveer - September 15, 1927, Brussels) was a Dutch poet and socialist.
Herman Gorter (November 26, 1864, Wormerveer - September 15, 1927, Brussels) was a Dutch poet and socialist.
Hillel H. Ticktin
Hillel Ticktin is a Marxist theorist.
Hillel Ticktin is a Marxist theorist.
Hiroshi Noma
Hiroshi Noma was a noted Japanese author.
Hiroshi Noma was a noted Japanese author.
Hosea Hudson
Hosea Hudson (April 12, 1898 — 1988) was an African American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Hosea Hudson (April 12, 1898 — 1988) was an African American labor leader in the Southern United States.
Huey P. Newton
Huey Percy Newton, was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
Huey Percy Newton, was an African-American political and urban activist who, along with Bobby Seale, co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
Indradeep Sinha
Indradeep Sinha was a freedom fighter and veteran communist leader.
Indradeep Sinha was a freedom fighter and veteran communist leader.
Ineko Sata
Ineko Sata was a Japanese communist and feminist author of proletarian literature.
Ineko Sata was a Japanese communist and feminist author of proletarian literature.
Ivo Brnčić
Ivo Brnčić or Brnčič (13 March, 1912 - May 1943) was a Slovenian author, essayist and literary critic of Croat origin, particularly notable for his assessment of the midwar Slovene literature.
Ivo Brnčić or Brnčič (13 March, 1912 - May 1943) was a Slovenian author, essayist and literary critic of Croat origin, particularly notable for his assessment of the midwar Slovene literature.
J. B. S. Haldane
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS, known as Jack, was a British-born geneticist and evolutionary biologist.
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS, known as Jack, was a British-born geneticist and evolutionary biologist.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jeff Sparrow
Jeff Sparrow is an Australian leftwing writer, editor and former socialist activist based in Melbourne, Victoria.
Jeff Sparrow is an Australian leftwing writer, editor and former socialist activist based in Melbourne, Victoria.
Jeremy Cronin
Jeremy Cronin (born 12 Sep 1949) is a South African writer, author, and noted poet.
Jeremy Cronin (born 12 Sep 1949) is a South African writer, author, and noted poet.
Joe Slovo
Joe Slovo (23 May 1926 – 6 January 1995) was a South African politician, long-time leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP), and leading member of the African National Congress.
Joe Slovo (23 May 1926 – 6 January 1995) was a South African politician, long-time leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP), and leading member of the African National Congress.
Joel Kovel
Joel Kovel (born 27 August 1936) is an American politician, academic, writer, and eco-socialist.
Joel Kovel (born 27 August 1936) is an American politician, academic, writer, and eco-socialist.
Johannes R. Becher
Johannes Robert Becher (b May 22, 1891 in Munich; d October 11, 1958 in Berlin) was a German politician, novelist, and poet.
Johannes Robert Becher (b May 22, 1891 in Munich; d October 11, 1958 in Berlin) was a German politician, novelist, and poet.
John Bellamy Foster
John Bellamy Foster is editor of the independent socialist magazine Monthly Review and professor of sociology at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
John Bellamy Foster is editor of the independent socialist magazine Monthly Review and professor of sociology at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
John Berger
John Peter Berger (born 5 November 1926) is an English art critic, novelist, painter, poet and author.
John Peter Berger (born 5 November 1926) is an English art critic, novelist, painter, poet and author.
John Reed (journalist)
John Silas "Jack" Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist, best remembered for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World.
John Silas "Jack" Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist, best remembered for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World.
José Barata-Moura
José Adriano Rodrigues Barata-Moura, ComIH (born 26 June 1948 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese philosopher, and a prestigious actual figure of the Portuguese culture.
José Adriano Rodrigues Barata-Moura, ComIH (born 26 June 1948 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese philosopher, and a prestigious actual figure of the Portuguese culture.
Judah Waten
Judah Leon Waten AM (29 July 1911—29 July 1985) was an Australian novelist who was at one time seen as the voice of Australian migrant writing.
Judah Leon Waten AM (29 July 1911—29 July 1985) was an Australian novelist who was at one time seen as the voice of Australian migrant writing.
Jwalamukhi
Jwalamukhi (జ్వాలాముఖీ) was the pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (April 18, 1938 – December 14, 2008), who was an Indian poet, novelist, writer and political activist.
Jwalamukhi (జ్వాలాముఖీ) was the pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (April 18, 1938 – December 14, 2008), who was an Indian poet, novelist, writer and political activist.
K. Damodaran
K. Damodaran -Was one of the founder leaders of the Communist Party in Kerala, India, Marxist theoritician and writer.
K. Damodaran -Was one of the founder leaders of the Communist Party in Kerala, India, Marxist theoritician and writer.
K. N. Ezhuthachan
K. N. Ezhuthachan (21 May 1911 – 28 October 1981) was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature.
K. N. Ezhuthachan (21 May 1911 – 28 October 1981) was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature.
Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet.
Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet.
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Katharine Susannah Prichard (4 December 18832 October 1969) was an Australian author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia.
Katharine Susannah Prichard (4 December 18832 October 1969) was an Australian author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia.
Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz
Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz was a Polish philosopher and sociologist, member of the Polish Socialist Party.
Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz was a Polish philosopher and sociologist, member of the Polish Socialist Party.
Kemal Tahir
Kemal Tahir was a prominent Turkish novelist and intellectual.
Kemal Tahir was a prominent Turkish novelist and intellectual.
Kurt Albert Gerlach
Kurt Albert Gerlach (1886 - October 19, 1922) was a German sociologist.
Kurt Albert Gerlach (1886 - October 19, 1922) was a German sociologist.
Kurt Landau
Kurt Landau (January 29, 1903-September ?, 1937) was an Austrian communist, member of the International Left Opposition, author, and Trotskyist.
Kurt Landau (January 29, 1903-September ?, 1937) was an Austrian communist, member of the International Left Opposition, author, and Trotskyist.
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.
Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.
Lewis Jones (writer)
Lewis Jones, writer, and political activist of the left, (1897 - January 27, 1939) was born in Clydach Vale in industrialized South Wales.
Lewis Jones, writer, and political activist of the left, (1897 - January 27, 1939) was born in Clydach Vale in industrialized South Wales.
Lillian Robinson
Lillian Sara Robinson was a Marxist feminist activist, writer, and theorist.
Lillian Sara Robinson was a Marxist feminist activist, writer, and theorist.
Liz Ross
Liz Ross is a long-term Socialist activist and author based in Melbourne, Australia.
Liz Ross is a long-term Socialist activist and author based in Melbourne, Australia.
Louis Aragon
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Louis Aragon (, born Louis Andrieux (October 3, 1897 – December 24, 1982), was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Lucien Laurat
Lucien Laurat was a Marxist and author, mostly known in the English-speaking world for his book Marxism and Democracy.
Lucien Laurat was a Marxist and author, mostly known in the English-speaking world for his book Marxism and Democracy.
Lucio Colletti
Lucio Colletti was one of the most important Italian philosophers of the twentieth century, and one of a select few to be known also outside Italy.
Lucio Colletti was one of the most important Italian philosophers of the twentieth century, and one of a select few to be known also outside Italy.
Luis Franco (writer)
Luis (Leopoldo) Franco (November 15, 1898June 1, 1988) was an autodidact, a self-made intellectual, essayist, and poet.
Luis (Leopoldo) Franco (November 15, 1898June 1, 1988) was an autodidact, a self-made intellectual, essayist, and poet.
Makhdoom Mohiuddin
Makhdoom Mohiuddin (Urdu: مخدوم محی الدین, Telugu : మఖ్దూం మొహియుద్దీన్) or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Huzri (February 4, 1908 – August 25, 1969) was an Urdu poet and Marxist...
Makhdoom Mohiuddin (Urdu: مخدوم محی الدین, Telugu : మఖ్దూం మొహియుద్దీన్) or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Huzri (February 4, 1908 – August 25, 1969) was an Urdu poet and Marxist...
Manik Bandopadhyay
Manik Bandopadhyay;; was an Indian Bengali novelist and is considered one of the leading lights of modern Bangla fiction.
Manik Bandopadhyay;; was an Indian Bengali novelist and is considered one of the leading lights of modern Bangla fiction.
Manikuntala Sen
Manikuntala Sen (মণিকুন্তলা সেন)(c. 1911-1987) was one of the first women to be active in the Communist Party of India.
Manikuntala Sen (মণিকুন্তলা সেন)(c. 1911-1987) was one of the first women to be active in the Communist Party of India.
Mao Dun
Mao Dun (July 4, 1896–March 27, 1981) was the pen name of Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing), a 20th century Chinese novelist, cultural critic, and journalist.
Mao Dun (July 4, 1896–March 27, 1981) was the pen name of Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing), a 20th century Chinese novelist, cultural critic, and journalist.
Margot Heinemann
Margot Claire Heinemann (18 November 1913 – 10 June 1992) was a British Marxist writer, drama scholar, and leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
Margot Claire Heinemann (18 November 1913 – 10 June 1992) was a British Marxist writer, drama scholar, and leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
Marietta Shaginyan
Marietta Sergeevna Shaginian was a Soviet writer and activist of Armenian descent.
Marietta Sergeevna Shaginian was a Soviet writer and activist of Armenian descent.
Marshall Berman
Marshall Berman (born 1940, The Bronx, New York City) is an American philosopher and Marxist Humanist writer.
Marshall Berman (born 1940, The Bronx, New York City) is an American philosopher and Marxist Humanist writer.
Martin Andersen Nexø
Martin Andersen Nexø was a Danish writer.
Martin Andersen Nexø was a Danish writer.
Martin Glaberman
Martin Glaberman (December 13, 1918 – December 17, 2001) was an influential American Marxist, teacher, and autoworker.
Martin Glaberman (December 13, 1918 – December 17, 2001) was an influential American Marxist, teacher, and autoworker.
Mary Heaton Vorse
Mary Heaton Vorse or Mary Heaton Vorse O'Brien (1874–1966) was an American journalist, labor activist, and novelist.
Mary Heaton Vorse or Mary Heaton Vorse O'Brien (1874–1966) was an American journalist, labor activist, and novelist.
Maurice Brinton
Maurice Brinton was the pen name under which Christopher Agamemnon Pallis (2 December 1923, Bombay - 10 March 2005, London) wrote and translated for the British libertarian socialist group...
Maurice Brinton was the pen name under which Christopher Agamemnon Pallis (2 December 1923, Bombay - 10 March 2005, London) wrote and translated for the British libertarian socialist group...
Maynard Solomon
Maynard Solomon has carried out a multiple career: he was a co-founder of Vanguard Records as well as a music producer, and later became a writer on music.
Maynard Solomon has carried out a multiple career: he was a co-founder of Vanguard Records as well as a music producer, and later became a writer on music.
Michael Burawoy
Michael Burawoy is a British, sociological Marxist, best known as author of Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process under Monopoly Capitalisma study on work and organizations tha...
Michael Burawoy is a British, sociological Marxist, best known as author of Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process under Monopoly Capitalisma study on work and organizations tha...
Michael Parenti
Michael Parenti is an American political writer, historian, and culture critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects.
Michael Parenti is an American political writer, historian, and culture critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects.
Michael Sprinker
Michael Sprinker (8 February 1950 in Elgin, Illinois – 12 August 1999) was a literary critic known for his writings on Louis Althusser, Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brecht, among others, as well ...
Michael Sprinker (8 February 1950 in Elgin, Illinois – 12 August 1999) was a literary critic known for his writings on Louis Althusser, Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brecht, among others, as well ...
Michel Warschawski
Michel Warschawski (Mikado) (מיכאל ורשבסקי (מיקאדו)) is an Israeli anti-Zionist activist.
Michel Warschawski (Mikado) (מיכאל ורשבסקי (מיקאדו)) is an Israeli anti-Zionist activist.
Mick Armstrong
Mick Armstrong is a socialist activist and author based in Melbourne, Australia.
Mick Armstrong is a socialist activist and author based in Melbourne, Australia.
Mike Davis (scholar)
Mike Davis (born 1946) is an American Marxist writer, political activist, urban theorist, and historian.
Mike Davis (born 1946) is an American Marxist writer, political activist, urban theorist, and historian.
Mike Gold
Michael "Mike" Gold (April 12, 1894 – May 14, 1967) is the pen-name of Jewish American writer Itzok Isaac Granich.
Michael "Mike" Gold (April 12, 1894 – May 14, 1967) is the pen-name of Jewish American writer Itzok Isaac Granich.
Mikhail Koltsov
Mikhail Efimovich Koltsov (Михаил Ефимович Кольцов) (, Kiev – February 2, 1940 or June 4, 1942, Moscow), born Mikhail Efimovich Fridlyand (Friedland) (Михаил Ефимович Фридлянд), was ...
Mikhail Efimovich Koltsov (Михаил Ефимович Кольцов) (, Kiev – February 2, 1940 or June 4, 1942, Moscow), born Mikhail Efimovich Fridlyand (Friedland) (Михаил Ефимович Фридлянд), was ...
Mikhail Sholokhov
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov was a Soviet/Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov was a Soviet/Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Milovan Đilas
Milovan Đilas was a Yugoslav Communist politician, theorist and author from Montenegro.
Milovan Đilas was a Yugoslav Communist politician, theorist and author from Montenegro.
Moissaye Joseph Olgin
Moissaye Joseph Olgin (18781939) was a Russian-born writer, journalist, and translator in the early 20th century.
Moissaye Joseph Olgin (18781939) was a Russian-born writer, journalist, and translator in the early 20th century.
Molara Ogundipe
Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie (born 1940, Lagos) is a Nigerian poet, critic, editor, feminist and activist.
Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie (born 1940, Lagos) is a Nigerian poet, critic, editor, feminist and activist.
Morris Schappes
Morris U. Schappes (pronounced SHAP-pess, born Moishe Shapshilevich, 1907-2004) was a Jewish-American educator, writer, radical political activist, historian, and magazine editor.
Morris U. Schappes (pronounced SHAP-pess, born Moishe Shapshilevich, 1907-2004) was a Jewish-American educator, writer, radical political activist, historian, and magazine editor.
Muppala Ranganayakamma
Ranganayakamma is a leading Telugu Feminist-Marxist writer and critic.
Ranganayakamma is a leading Telugu Feminist-Marxist writer and critic.
Nadezhda Krupskaya
Nadezhda Konstantinovna "Nadya" Krupskaya was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician.
Nadezhda Konstantinovna "Nadya" Krupskaya was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician.
Nahuel Moreno
Nahuel Moreno (April 24, 1924 - January 25, 1987) (real name Hugo Miguel Bressano Capacete) was a Trotskyist leader from Argentina.
Nahuel Moreno (April 24, 1924 - January 25, 1987) (real name Hugo Miguel Bressano Capacete) was a Trotskyist leader from Argentina.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Nelson Peery
Nelson Peery (born 1925) is an American political activist and author.
Nelson Peery (born 1925) is an American political activist and author.
Ngo Van
Ngô Văn Xuyết alias Ngo Van was a Vietnamese Trotskyist and communist writer.
Ngô Văn Xuyết alias Ngo Van was a Vietnamese Trotskyist and communist writer.
Nicolás Guillén
Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista (10 July 1902 – 16 July 1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer.
Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista (10 July 1902 – 16 July 1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer.
Nirmalendu Goon
Nirmalendu Goon is a Bangladeshi poet, and one of the most popular poets in Bangladesh, lauded by many for his accessible verse in an age where Bangla poetry has become increasingly complex.
Nirmalendu Goon is a Bangladeshi poet, and one of the most popular poets in Bangladesh, lauded by many for his accessible verse in an age where Bangla poetry has become increasingly complex.
Nordahl Grieg
Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg, known as Nordahl Grieg, was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist.
Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg, known as Nordahl Grieg, was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist.
Nâzım Hikmet
Nâzım Hikmet Ran, commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist.
Nâzım Hikmet Ran, commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist.
Ole Øisang
Ole Thorsen Øisang was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.
Ole Thorsen Øisang was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.
Otto Wille Kuusinen
Otto Wilhelm (Wille) Kuusinen (, О́тто Вильге́льмович Ку́усинен) (4 October 1881, Laukaa, Finland – 17 May 1964, Moscow, USSR) was a Finnish-born Soviet politician, literary historian, and...
Otto Wilhelm (Wille) Kuusinen (, О́тто Вильге́льмович Ку́усинен) (4 October 1881, Laukaa, Finland – 17 May 1964, Moscow, USSR) was a Finnish-born Soviet politician, literary historian, and...
P. T. Bhaskara Panicker
P.T.Bhaskara Panicker (1922-1997) was a famous social activist and writer of Kerala, India.
P.T.Bhaskara Panicker (1922-1997) was a famous social activist and writer of Kerala, India.
Paul Smith (academic)
Paul Smith (born 1954 in Eastleigh, UK) is an academic and cultural critic.
Paul Smith (born 1954 in Eastleigh, UK) is an academic and cultural critic.
Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel, was a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.
Paul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel, was a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.
Peter Hadden
Peter Hadden (19 February 1950–5 May 2010) was the leader of the Socialist Party's section in Northern Ireland.
Peter Hadden (19 February 1950–5 May 2010) was the leader of the Socialist Party's section in Northern Ireland.
Peter McLaren
Peter McLaren (born August 2, 1948) is a Professor in the Division of Urban Schooling, the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (United States).
Peter McLaren (born August 2, 1948) is a Professor in the Division of Urban Schooling, the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (United States).
Peter Sedgwick
Peter Sedgwick (1934–1983) was a translator of Victor Serge, author of a number of books including PsychoPolitics and a revolutionary socialist activist.
Peter Sedgwick (1934–1983) was a translator of Victor Serge, author of a number of books including PsychoPolitics and a revolutionary socialist activist.
Peter Taaffe
Peter Taaffe is the general secretary of the Socialist Party of England and Wales and member of the International Executive Committee of the Committee for a Workers International, which claims s...
Peter Taaffe is the general secretary of the Socialist Party of England and Wales and member of the International Executive Committee of the Committee for a Workers International, which claims s...
Prakash Karat
Prakash Karat, born on February 7, 1948 in Letpadan, Burma is a communist politician in India and the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of India since 2005.
Prakash Karat, born on February 7, 1948 in Letpadan, Burma is a communist politician in India and the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of India since 2005.
Ralph de Boissière
Ralph Anthony Charles de Boissière was an Trinidad-born Australian social realist novelist.
Ralph Anthony Charles de Boissière was an Trinidad-born Australian social realist novelist.
Ram Vilas Sharma
Ram Vilas Sharma was an eminent progressive literary critic, linguist, poet and thinker.
Ram Vilas Sharma was an eminent progressive literary critic, linguist, poet and thinker.
Raymond Lotta
Raymond Lotta is a Marxist writer and Communist scholar who is the author of the 1984 book, America in Decline.
Raymond Lotta is a Marxist writer and Communist scholar who is the author of the 1984 book, America in Decline.
Raymond Williams
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic.
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic.
René Depestre
René Depestre (born 29 August 1926) is a Haitian poet and communist.
René Depestre (born 29 August 1926) is a Haitian poet and communist.
Richard D. Wolff
Richard D. Wolff is an American economist, well-known for his work on Marxian economics, economic methodology, and class analysis.
Richard D. Wolff is an American economist, well-known for his work on Marxian economics, economic methodology, and class analysis.
Richard Levins
Richard "Dick" Levins is a mathematical ecologist, and political activist.
Richard "Dick" Levins is a mathematical ecologist, and political activist.
Richard S. Fraser
Richard S. Fraser was an American Troskyist and the principal theoretician of the doctrine of revolutionary integrationism in the 1950s within the Socialist Workers Party (US), against George Br...
Richard S. Fraser was an American Troskyist and the principal theoretician of the doctrine of revolutionary integrationism in the 1950s within the Socialist Workers Party (US), against George Br...
Richard Seymour (writer)
Richard Seymour (born 1977) is a British Marxist writer, activist and owner of the blog Lenin's Tomb.
Richard Seymour (born 1977) is a British Marxist writer, activist and owner of the blog Lenin's Tomb.
Rick Kuhn
Rick Kuhn is an Australian Marxist economist, political analyst and reader at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Rick Kuhn is an Australian Marxist economist, political analyst and reader at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Robert Brenner
Robert P. Brenner is a professor of history and director of the Center for Social Theory and Comparative History at UCLA, editor of the socialist journal Against the Current, and editorial commi...
Robert P. Brenner is a professor of history and director of the Center for Social Theory and Comparative History at UCLA, editor of the socialist journal Against the Current, and editorial commi...
Robert Page Arnot
Robert "Robin" Page Arnot, (1890–1986), best known as "R. Page Arnot, was a British Communist journalist and politician.
Robert "Robin" Page Arnot, (1890–1986), best known as "R. Page Arnot, was a British Communist journalist and politician.
Ronnie Kasrils
Ronald Kasrils (commonly known as Ronnie Kasrils) (born November 15, 1938) is a South African politician.
Ronald Kasrils (commonly known as Ronnie Kasrils) (born November 15, 1938) is a South African politician.
Roque Dalton
Roque Dalton García (San Salvador, El Salvador, 14 May 1935 – Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, 10 May 1975) was a Salvadoran poet and journalist.
Roque Dalton García (San Salvador, El Salvador, 14 May 1935 – Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, 10 May 1975) was a Salvadoran poet and journalist.
Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg (Rosalia Luxemburg, Róża Luksemburg; 5 March 1871, Zamość, Vistula Land, Russia – 15 January 1919, Berlin, Germany) was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionar...
Rosa Luxemburg (Rosalia Luxemburg, Róża Luksemburg; 5 March 1871, Zamość, Vistula Land, Russia – 15 January 1919, Berlin, Germany) was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionar...
Safdar Hashmi
Safdar Hashmi was a Communist playwright, actor, director, lyricist, and theorist, chiefly associated with Street theatre in India, and is still considered an important voice in political theatr...
Safdar Hashmi was a Communist playwright, actor, director, lyricist, and theorist, chiefly associated with Street theatre in India, and is still considered an important voice in political theatr...
Sahajanand Saraswati
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (स्वामी सहजानंद सरस्वती) (1889–1950), born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family of Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic (Dandi Sanyasi) of Dashnami Order (...
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (स्वामी सहजानंद सरस्वती) (1889–1950), born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family of Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic (Dandi Sanyasi) of Dashnami Order (...
Sajjad Zaheer
Syed Sajjad Zaheer ( November 5, 1905 – September 13, 1973) was a renowned Urdu writer, Marxist thinker and revolutionary.
Syed Sajjad Zaheer ( November 5, 1905 – September 13, 1973) was a renowned Urdu writer, Marxist thinker and revolutionary.
Samar Sen
Samar Sen (Bangla: সমর সেন) (10th October, 1916-1987) was a Bengali poet and journalist.
Samar Sen (Bangla: সমর সেন) (10th October, 1916-1987) was a Bengali poet and journalist.
Sandra Bloodworth
Sandra Bloodworth is a labour historian and long-term socialist activist, based in Melbourne, Australia.
Sandra Bloodworth is a labour historian and long-term socialist activist, based in Melbourne, Australia.
Santeri Nuorteva
Santeri Nuorteva was a Finnish-Soviet journalist and one of the first members of the Finnish parliament.
Santeri Nuorteva was a Finnish-Soviet journalist and one of the first members of the Finnish parliament.
Sasha Lilley
Sasha Lilley born 1970 is an English-born writer, journalist, and radio broadcaster based in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose work focuses on social movements, intellectual history, and politic...
Sasha Lilley born 1970 is an English-born writer, journalist, and radio broadcaster based in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose work focuses on social movements, intellectual history, and politic...
Sharon Smith (writer)
Sharon Smith (born 1956) is an American socialist writer and activist.
Sharon Smith (born 1956) is an American socialist writer and activist.
Shigeharu Nakano
Shigeharu Nakano was a Japanese author and Communist Party politician.
Shigeharu Nakano was a Japanese author and Communist Party politician.
Shigeji Tsuboi
Shigeji Tsuboi (October 10, 1897 – September 4, 1975) was an influential Japanese poet of the modern era of Japanese literature.
Shigeji Tsuboi (October 10, 1897 – September 4, 1975) was an influential Japanese poet of the modern era of Japanese literature.
Shimaki Kensaku
Shimaki Kensaku was the pen-name of, a Japanese author active during the Shōwa period in Japan.
Shimaki Kensaku was the pen-name of, a Japanese author active during the Shōwa period in Japan.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American award-winning author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes.
Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American award-winning author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes.
Sitaram Yechury
Sitaram Yechury (సీతారాం యేచూరి) (born August 12, 1952) is an Indian politician and one of the most prominent communist leaders in the country.
Sitaram Yechury (సీతారాం యేచూరి) (born August 12, 1952) is an Indian politician and one of the most prominent communist leaders in the country.
Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis.
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis.
Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet)
Subhash Mukhopadhyay was one of the foremost Bengali poets of the 20th century.
Subhash Mukhopadhyay was one of the foremost Bengali poets of the 20th century.
Ted Grant
Edward "Ted" Grant (born Isaac Blank, 9 July 1913 in Germiston, South Africa – 20 July 2006 in London) was a South African Trotskyist political theorist who spent most of his adult l...
Edward "Ted" Grant (born Isaac Blank, 9 July 1913 in Germiston, South Africa – 20 July 2006 in London) was a South African Trotskyist political theorist who spent most of his adult l...
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Thirunalloor Karunakaran (October 8, 1924 – July 5, 2006) was a renowned poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.
Thirunalloor Karunakaran (October 8, 1924 – July 5, 2006) was a renowned poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.
Tom Bramble
Tom Bramble is a long-term socialist activist and author based in Queensland, Australia.
Tom Bramble is a long-term socialist activist and author based in Queensland, Australia.
Tom O'Lincoln
Tom O'Lincoln is an American born Marxist historian, author and one of the founders of the International Socialist Tendency in Australia.
Tom O'Lincoln is an American born Marxist historian, author and one of the founders of the International Socialist Tendency in Australia.
Tomoyoshi Murayama
Tomoyoshi Murayama was a Japanese artist, playwright and drama producer active during the Showa period of Japan.
Tomoyoshi Murayama was a Japanese artist, playwright and drama producer active during the Showa period of Japan.
Ustad Daman
Ustad Daman (real name Chiragh Deen) (September 1911 - December 3, 1984) was a Punjabi poet and mystic.
Ustad Daman (real name Chiragh Deen) (September 1911 - December 3, 1984) was a Punjabi poet and mystic.
V. J. Jerome
Victor Jeremy Jerome was a Polish-American communist writer and editor.
Victor Jeremy Jerome was a Polish-American communist writer and editor.
Varavara Rao
Varavara Rao (born November 3, 1940) is a communist, activist, naxalite sympathizer, renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India.
Varavara Rao (born November 3, 1940) is a communist, activist, naxalite sympathizer, renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India.
Vilis Lācis
Vilis Lācis was a Latvian writer and Communist politician.
Vilis Lācis was a Latvian writer and Communist politician.
Walter Benjamin
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Lowenfels
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Wendy Lowenstein
Wendy Lowenstein was an Australian historian, author and teacher notable for her recording of people's everyday experiences and her advocacy of left wing politics.
Wendy Lowenstein was an Australian historian, author and teacher notable for her recording of people's everyday experiences and her advocacy of left wing politics.
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
William Morris
William Morris was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and utopian socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement.
William Morris was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and utopian socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement.
William Weinstone
William Wolf "Will" Weinstone (1897–1985) was an American Communist politician and labor leader.
William Wolf "Will" Weinstone (1897–1985) was an American Communist politician and labor leader.
Willie Gallacher
William "Willie" Gallacher (25 December 1881 – 12 August 1965) was a Scottish trade unionist, activist and communist.
William "Willie" Gallacher (25 December 1881 – 12 August 1965) was a Scottish trade unionist, activist and communist.
Yiannis Ritsos
Yiannis Ritsos (Γιάννης Ρίτσος) (Monemvasia 1 May 1909 - Athens 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II.
Yiannis Ritsos (Γιάννης Ρίτσος) (Monemvasia 1 May 1909 - Athens 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II.
Yuriko Miyamoto
Yuriko Miyamoto was a Japanese novelist active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan.
Yuriko Miyamoto was a Japanese novelist active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan.
Zhang Tianyi
Zhang Tianyi was a 20th-century Chinese left-wing writer and children's author, whose novels and short stories achieved acclaim in the 1930s for his satiric wit.
Zhang Tianyi was a 20th-century Chinese left-wing writer and children's author, whose novels and short stories achieved acclaim in the 1930s for his satiric wit.
Ōmi Komaki
Ōmi Komaki was the pen-name of a scholar and translator of French literature in Taishō period and Showa period Japan.
Ōmi Komaki was the pen-name of a scholar and translator of French literature in Taishō period and Showa period Japan.